postlapsarian
English
Alternative forms
- post-lapsarian
Etymology
post- (“after”) + lapsus (“of the fall”) + -arian (“of or pertaining to”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstlæpˈsɛəɹɪən/
Adjective
postlapsarian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to anything which follows a lapse or failure.
- (Judaism, Christianity) The state of being which followed The Fall (the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden).
Synonyms
- (Judeo-Christianity): sublapsarian, infralapsarian
Antonyms
- prelapsarian
Related terms
- lapsarian
See also
Fall of Man on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Lapsarianism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia